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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says English football will not be the same without his old rival Sir Alex Ferguson.

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots will have a new chess piece to play with on defense next season in former Southern Miss linebacker/defensive end Jamie Collins. A high school quarterback who began his college career as a 212-pound saf...

Fill-in starter Justin Grimm did just enough squirming and escaping to keep the Rangers in it against Felix Hernandez. Then his teammates did the little, often-overlooked things that win scrappy games like this one on a cold Thursday night at Saf...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida coach Will Muschamp is concerned about his middle. Not his waistline, though. Muschamp is worried about the middle of his defense. A good defense hinges on being solid at defensive tackle, middle linebacker, and saf...

Palermo captain Fabrizio Miccoli is urging his team-mates to believe in their own salvation as the Sicilians tackle Genoa in a relegation six-pointer tomorrow night.The Rosanero remain rooted to the bottom of the Serie A table and six points from saf...

Palermo captain Fabrizio Miccoli is urging his team-mates to believe in their own salvation as the Sicilians tackle Genoa in a relegation six-pointer tomorrow night.The Rosanero remain rooted to the bottom of the Serie A table and six points from saf...

New York Giants What would a week with the Giants be without a little back-and-forth trash talk with or about the other team? This week, the Bengals' A.J. Green said something about the Giants' defense having "a lot of holes in it," and Giants saf...

Two moves, one from Florida to USC and another from safety to cornerback, have fit Trojans sophomore Josh Shaw quite well.

It was understood throughout the Chargers franchise: To end a disheartening two-year playoff drought and to keep the Norv Turner program afloat in San Diego, the defensive performance had to improve in 2012. "We all knew it," standout Chargers saf...

SEATTLE -- After Washington's 52-13 victory over Portland State Saturday, Bishard "Budda" Baker talked with his Bellevue (Wash.) teammates Myles Jack and Sean Constantine. It was the second game of the season that Baker, a 5-foot-10, 165-pound saf...

IRVING, Texas -- The Cowboys were in shells on this Labor Day, including tight end Jason Witten (spleen), who attended practice and participated in pat-and-go during the open media portion the session. However, nose tackle Jay Ratliff (ankle), saf...

In this week's Monday Musings, Gab Marcotti wonders why Ronaldo is sad (it's probably not about the money), how SAF rolled the dice with De Gea and AC Milan's new savior.

Remember when some idiot suggested the Mariners should trade Felix Hernandez? Back on June 12, the Padres knocked out Hernandez in the sixth inning in a game at Safeco Field, dropping Hernandez to a 4-5 record and 3.70 ERA. Considering runs at Saf...

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- We've discussed the whys and the wherefores surrounding the shift of Charles Woodson's duties in the Green Bay Packers' defense. And already this summer, we've spent some time discussing the domino effect of Woodson's move to a saf...

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed the club's interest in securing a deal for Sao Paulo midfielder Lucas Moura, but denied press reports that a deal had been struck.